Estimating the Incubation Period Distribution of Psittacosis: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Human psittacosis is a zoonotic disease mainly transmitted by contact with birds. However, the recently identified potential human‐to‐human transmission indicated an emerging threat of this disease.
Zhe Wang +8 more
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Psittacosis in Focus: A Review Addressing the Risks and Management Challenges in Outbreak Scenarios [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aim Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease that mostly affects birds and can infect people. It causes respiratory ailments that can be minor or severe. The disease's importance to public health is shown by the fact that it has been connected to
Himel Ghosh +3 more
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Lancet, The, 1930 Within the period of a year approximately 500 cases of psittacosis have been recorded. 1 The clinical picture of the disease has been recognized for at least fifty years, 2 and many of the recent cases have been carefully described. Furthermore, the literature has been excellently reviewed by a number of workers. 3 The reasons for reporting the present
A.P Thomson, W.T Hillier
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Epidemiological characteristics of human psittacosis in Guangdong Province, China, 2019–2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundPsittacosis is a non-statutory infectious disease and receives relatively low attention in China. Since 2019, the incidence of psittacosis in Guangdong Province has been continuously increasing.
Yali Zhuang +16 more
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with severe community-acquired pneumonia infected by Chlamydia psittaci [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe study aimed to describe the clinical features of psittacosis pneumonia and identify risk factors associated with severe psittacosis pneumonia. We retrospectively collected data from patients with psittacosis pneumonia, confirmed by metagenomic next ...
Tingting Xu +9 more
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Successful azithromycin treatment of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in second-trimester pregnancy resulting in term delivery: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyPsittacosis pneumonia is a zoonotic infection caused by Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci), primarily transmitted via contact with infected avian species.
Dan Zheng +10 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of human psittacosis in Guangzhou, China, January 2021 to June 2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundPsittacosis is a global and underappreciated zoonosis, with increasing reported cases in many countries. There have been several outbreaks and even deaths of psittacosis reported in China.
Yunjing Wen +6 more
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Systemic inflammation, multi-organ injury, and acute kidney risk in psittacosis pneumonia: a biomarker-driven clinical characterization [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundPsittacosis pneumonia, which is caused by Chlamydia psittaci, is a systemic inflammatory disease that often results in injury to multiple organs.
Yang Song, Na Li, Wei Ni
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Spatial analysis and prediction of psittacosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 2019–2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundThe emergence of advanced diagnostic techniques and improved disease surveillance have led to increased recognition of psittacosis cases in recent years.
Zheyuan Ding +10 more
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Psittacosis pneumonia with the reversed halo sign: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Chlamydia psittaci is a rare pathogen that causes community-acquired pneumonia. The reversed halo sign (RHS) is a computed tomography (CT) finding that is commonly observed in diseases such as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, invasive fungal ...
Shumeng Zhang +6 more
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